Chapter 371 - 197: Unlocking Talent: Heaven and Earth!

Chapter 371: Chapter 197: Unlocking Talent: Heaven and Earth!

"..."

Xu Kai’s mouth twitched.

He never should have responded.

That was way too much of a flex.

It left him speechless.

As Chen Xuan was flipping through the mission booklet, a clear, metallic voice suddenly rang out in his mind, melodious and pleasant.

[Ding! Host’s renown has increased again, reaching the ninth stage: World-Renowned. Unlocking talent: Heaven and Earth!]

[Heaven and Earth: This is an incarnation of the ’Dao’. With this talent, your physical body can rapidly expand. The specific size is determined by the strength of your cultivation, with a minimum height of one hundred meters and a maximum of infinite size, granting you the terrifying power to shatter worlds and move mountains.]

[Note: This is not a simple Dharma Aspect, but a peerless Divine Technique ten thousand times more profound!]

BOOM!

The flood of information rocked his mind, making Chen Xuan’s ears buzz as if countless thunderbolts were crashing within them.

After a long moment, his shocked expression gave way to elation.

Holy shit!

It’s actually Heaven and Earth!

Of course, he knew that Heaven and Earth was different from a Dharma Aspect’s manifestation.

This was something he’d pieced together from the countless novels he’d read. For example, Heaven and Earth could instantly transform one’s physical body to be tens of millions of meters tall. A Dharma Aspect’s manifestation, however, didn’t transform the body itself, only True Essence. It used True Essence to form a giant shadow behind the user. Ultimately, that giant shadow was illusory, slow to react, limited in power, and consumed an immense amount of energy...

But Heaven and Earth transformed one’s actual body.

After growing, speed, defense, and strength would all increase explosively across the board.

There was no such thing as being slow to react.

One was a physical entity, the other an illusion.

It was obvious which was stronger and which was weaker.

You must have read Journey to the West, right?

When Sun Wukong used Heaven and Earth, with a single shake, he grew to a colossal height. His head was like Mount Tai, his waist like a great mountain range, his eyes like lightning, his mouth like a basin of blood, and his teeth like swords and halberds. The power in his body surged to the absolute limit...

In the entirety of Journey to the West, only three beings were capable of such a feat.

Chen Xuan was so delighted he almost burst out laughing.

’Excellent, excellent!’

’The later talents really are more powerful.’

At this very moment, he was dying to test just how strong this Heaven and Earth ability truly was.

But he knew!

This was an ultimate Divine Technique, not something to be revealed lightly.

’If I keep it in reserve, I might be able to ambush some fool who doesn’t know what’s good for them.’

With Heaven and Earth, he could now face a Dharma Realm expert head-on without even needing to charge up!

"Hehehe..."

"Elder Chen, are... are you all right?"

Xu Kai from the Task Pavilion watched Chen Xuan, his expression shifting in confusion.

’What’s wrong with him?’

’Why did he suddenly start laughing while reading?’

He offered a moment of silent prayer for the poor souls listed in that mission booklet.

’To be targeted by a monster like Chen Xuan... you people are truly pitiful...’

’Who would have ever thought that Chen Xuan, the esteemed fourth-ranked master on the Heaven Ranking, would personally take on missions for the True Essence Realm and True Qi Realm?’

"It’s nothing, I’m fine."

The smile didn’t leave Chen Xuan’s face as he closed the booklet. "I’m taking this with me. I’ll bring it back to you later!"

"Take care, then!"

Xu Kai gave a strained smile.

’It’s like Yama calling the roll!’

’Whoever’s name gets called is finished.’

Walking along the path, Chen Xuan’s heart surged with excitement as he continued to quietly savor his newly acquired talent.

At this very moment, he was actually a little expectant.

He hoped some clueless Dharma Realm master would come looking for trouble.

When the time came, he would go all out. With a single shake, his body would transform, growing to a height of hundreds or even thousands of meters. He’d bring a palm strike down—the scene was simply unimaginable.

Just thinking about it brought a smile to his lips.

As he was walking back to his residence,

a disciple hurried over from a distance and said, "Elder Chen, Elder Feng has arrived! He’s at your residence. The Alliance Leader sent me to call for you!"

"Oh? Elder Feng?"

A glint flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes.

’Could it be news about the Primordial Giant Demon bones and the unusual fire?’

With a flick of his body, he instantly vanished from the spot.

...

In the spacious courtyard.

Feng Wuji and Chu Shanhe were seated on stone benches, smiling and making casual conversation over tea.

Suddenly, hearing a gust of wind, both men turned their heads at the same time.

"Chen Xuan, you’re back. Brother Feng brought something for you!"

Chu Shanhe smiled.

"I am deeply grateful that Elder Feng would trouble himself to deliver this in person!"

Chen Xuan said with a moved expression, clasping his hands in a salute.

’For the dignified second-ranked master on the Heaven Ranking, a Dharma Realm expert, to personally deliver something to me...’

’He’s really showing me a great deal of respect.’

Chen Xuan was not one to forget a kindness.

"Young Friend Chen, you’re being too polite."

Feng Wuji chuckled. "We hit it off from the moment we met, and we fought the Evil God together in the Yanyun Mountain Range. This old man promised to give you the bones of a Primordial Giant Demon, so how could I go back on my word? Take a look!"

With a casual wave of his hand,

two fist-sized, dark-colored vertebrae appeared on the stone table.

A sharp light flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes. He snatched them up and began to inspect them.

’Hmm, these are indeed vertebrae I’ve never seen before.’

’Completely different from the ones I’ve seen previously.’

’Now I can improve my Primordial Barbaric Energy again.’

’I should be able to reach Primordial Barbaric Energy (Lv. 5)!’

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Elder Feng, is there only one Primordial Giant Demon in the world? Why are its vertebrae so precious? Is it possible for two identical vertebrae to appear?"

’How could it be such a coincidence that all the ones I encounter are new to me?’

Feng Wuji smiled faintly. "You’ve really hit the nail on the head. While there isn’t just one Primordial Giant Demon, their race is exceptionally rare. In any given era, their population never exceeds three. Generally, when one dies, another is born, and when a new one is born, another dies. This race is simply too powerful—so powerful that even the Celestial Dao finds it hard to tolerate them."